Sapi Tumis Leunca - Beef and Green Nightshade Stir Fry

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Author: Anita Jacobson

Categories: Main Dish

Cuisines: Indonesian

Ingredients: Beef Vegetables

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 30 mins

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoon oil
• 6 shallots (Indonesian: bawang merah), thinly sliced
• 3 cloves garlic (Indonesian: bawang putih), thinly sliced
• 4 red anaheim chili peppers (Indonesian: cabe besar merah), seeded and sliced diagonally
• 3 kaffir lime leaves (Indonesian: daun jeruk)
• 1 lemongrass (Indonesian: sereh), bruised and knotted
• 500 gram beef (Indonesian: daging sapi), thinly sliced
• 100 gram green nightshade (Indonesian: leunca)
• 1 cup water
• 1 tablespoon sweet soy sauce (Indonesian: kecap manis)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a frying pan and sauté shallot, garlic, chili, lime leaves, and lemongrass until fragrant.
2. Add beef into the pan and cook until no longer pink.
3. Add green nightshade, water, sweet soy sauce, salt, and sugar. Mix well and bring to a boil. Cook until the beef is tender and the sauce is slightly reduced.
4. Turn off heat, transfer to a serving plate and serve immediately with steamed white rice.